Events - March
Gasa Tshechu
Gasa Tshechu is the biggest festival in this small district of Gasa in northwestern Bhutan. Gasa is home to Bhutan’s western highland communities. The festival comprises of mask da…
Tharpaling Throngdrol
This popular festival in Bumthang is held annually at the Tharpaling Monastery. The main event here includes the display of a giant thongdrol (applique’ silk work with Buddhist ima…
Chorten Kora
The Chorten Kora Festival brings together perhaps the largest congregation of people at a single festival site in all of eastern Bhutan. It is undoubtedly one of the most popular f…
Buli Mani
Buli Lhakhang is located on a little knoll in Chumey valley, Bumthang. This festival is held every two years on the 16th day of the first month of the Bhutanese calendar. The wall …
Zhemgang Tshechu
Zhemgang is one of the remotest districts in the country. The annual Tshechu is the biggest event in the district. Different mask as well as folk dances are performed during the fe…
Gomkora Tshechu
The Gomphukora temple is built adjacent to a sacred cave formed out of a rock outcrop near a river. Gomphu means ‘meditation cave’ while Kora translates to ‘circumambulation’. The …
Tsirang Tshechu
The annual tshechu is the biggest festival in the southern town of Tsirang. The festival attracts people from all over the region. Several varieties of mask dances are performed. L…
Tangsibi Mani Festival
The festival is held in Tangsibi Tashiling Lhakhang in Tangsibi village in Ura valley in Bumthang. The festival roots back to the Tibetan Treasure discoverer (Terton) Sherab Wangch…
Paro Tshechu
The Paro Tshechu is one of the biggest festivals in the country. On the first day, all mask dances are held inside the courtyard of the Dzong. In the subsequent days, the courtyard…
Dagana Tshechu
The five-day Dagana Tshechu takes place in the early week of the New Year. It brings together Bhutanese folks from all walks of life, to observe and partake in this annual festival…